The national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has made a shocking revelation about what is happening in the alleged stronghold of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos.
APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu
The former governor of Lagos State, who spoke with Punch correspondent at Sunday Adigun Street, Alausa, where he voted on Saturday, revealed that there is little or no police presence in areas which the PDP is considered to be strong in the state.
Tinubu alleged that the PDP-led Federal Government had relegated the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, to the level of an area commander just because the party had ulterior motives.
He recalled that, the controversial Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, was the one acting as the Commissioner of Police for the elections.
“The alarming issue now is the inconsistencies and lack of police presence in areas of their own boasting. They announced Monday last week that the AIG has been assigned to supervise the elections. Yesterday (Friday), we heard the CP has been relegated to an area commander and the AIG is now a Commissioner of Police in charge of the election. From that, you smell rats. It is not good enough for confidence building. If there is no written order, it should not be possible for anybody, no matter how highly placed, to make an oral posting of the police or the army,” he said.
The former governor lamented the spate of violence in the South-South geo-political zone, describing it as barbaric.
Tinubu, however, blamed violence and threats for the low voter turnout in several parts of the country.
“We have to remove violence from our politics. Election is about people and service, it is not a process of gun, war and violence. It is power by all means that is the cause of the violence and we have to remove that and allow the process to function and nurture the process of democracy, respect the rule of law and lives and property of Nigerians. The attempt to be governor or control states should come from the people’s sovereignty; the right of the people to choose their own leaders,” he added.
The party chieftain commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth process of accreditation, noting that it would boost voters confidence.
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